spin

Plural: spins

Noun

• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
• the act of rotating rapidly
  • "he gave the crank a spin"
• a short drive in a car
  • "he took the new car for a spin"
• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
  • "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
• Rapid circular motion.
• A state of confusion or disorientation.
• A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
• A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist.
• A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
• Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
• A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
• An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the rotating shaft and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal.
• A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
• A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.
• A single play of a record; especially, one broadcast by a radio station.
• A search of a prisoner's cell for forbidden articles.
• An unmarried woman; a spinster.
• The use of an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.
• Clipping of spinnaker.
• A special interest of an autistic person.

Verb

Verb Forms: spun, spinning, spins

• To turn rapidly; to twist fibers into thread; to rotate.
• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• stream in jets, of liquids
• cause to spin
  • "spin a coin"
• make up a story
  • "spin a yarn"
• form a web by making a thread
  • "spiders spin a fine web"
• work natural fibers into a thread
  • "spin silk"
• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
  • "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"
• prolong or extend
  • "spin out a visit"
• To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
• To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
• To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
• To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
• To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
• To move sideways when bouncing.
• To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar
• To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
• To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
• To move swiftly.
• To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.
• To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.
• To rotate into the gravel or managing to remain on the straight as a result of bad weather.
• To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.
• To use an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.
• To ride a bicycle at a fast cadence.
• To search rapidly.
• To draw out tediously; prolong.
• To fish with a swivel or spoonbait.
• To reject at an examination; to fail (a student).

Examples

• Blood spins from a vein.
• He put some spin on the cue ball.
• He tried to SPIN a narrative about his bad luck with tiles, but his opponent wasn’t buying it.
• His car spun in the rains just after finishing lap four.
• I spun myself around a few times.
• I'm off out for a spin in my new sports car.
• Let's give this classic LP another spin.
• My mind was in a spin.
• She spun around and gave him a big smile.
• spin doctor
• Spin the ball on the floor.
• Spinning the ball gave him figures of 7-48.
• The car went into a spin.
• The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts.
• The skaters demonstrated their spins.
• They spin the cotton into thread.
• This pitch is usually preferred for spin than pace.
• to spin a yarn
• to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
• Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.

Synonyms

birl, gyrate, reel, spin around, spin out, tailspin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl, blandish, dress up, gild, put lipstick on, spinning, spinterest, sugarcoat, swazz, whitewash

Related Words

spider, spindle, turn around

Anagrams of spin